Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.78° S 173.12° E

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 10 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay sea temperature is
12.0°C
2.3° 

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (10 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 11PM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Oct)--
Afternoon (10 Oct)6ft (1.9m)7s
Evening (10 Oct)8ft (2.5m)8s

Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
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2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
NE
7
2.4
NE
8
2.5
NE
8
3
NE
8
2.3
NE
8
2.2
NE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1.1
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
362
631
939
1109
682
609
347
287
234
202
160
134
127
120
91
91
64
98
121
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
0
NNE
0
E
10
SSW
10
SW
15
SSW
5
S
5
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
4:49AM1.90m
5:10PM1.85m
5:35AM1.88m
5:56PM1.79m
Low Tide
10:37PM0.14m
11:03AM0.18m
11:23PM0.18m
11:52AM0.24m
cloud
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clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
12
12
12
12
14
15
16
19
20
18
15
15
12
12
14
16
16
14
12
Feels °C
9
9
9
9
12
12
13
16
19
18
13
13
9
11
12
13
13
12
10
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